Dress
Designer
Emilio Pucci
(1914 - 1992)
Retailer
Lord & Taylor
(American, founded 1826)
c. 1965
Silk jersey
Gift of Ms. Renee Hunter
Object number80.233.18
Emilio Pucci became known as “The Prince of Prints” for the dynamic, brightly colored fabrics that characterized his designs. Although he founded his label in the late 1940s, Pucci’s work became synonymous with the youthful vitality of the 1960s.
DescriptionMini dress in silk jersey printed with engineered signature design in shades of purple, orange, black and ivory; irregular checkerboard border design at wide square neck, empire waist band and cuff of elbow length sleeves; large abstract geometric design on bodice and A-line skirtExhibitions